Synonyms of have

have 1 of 2

verb

ˈhav 

1

as in to possess

to keep, control, or experience as one's own

my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• possess
• own
• retain
• enjoy
• hold
• keep
• carry
• command
• rejoice in
• withhold
• reserve
• boast
• bear
• sport
• show off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• want
• lack
• abandon
• yield
• relinquish
• renounce
• need
• surrender
• require
• discard
• dump
• reject
• disclaim
• decline
• hand over
• cede
• disown
• repudiate
• spurn

2

as in to accept

to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly

we decided that I would have the job of calling the volunteers on the phone

she refused to have him as a husband

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accept
• take
• adopt
• confirm
• tolerate
• welcome
• concede (to)
• yield (to)
• consent (to)
• warrant
• accede (to)
• endure
• stand
• submit (to)
• ratify
• give in (to)
• sustain
• assent (to)
• sanction
• OK
• succumb (to)
• bow (to)
• surrender (to)
• support
• swallow
• abide
• acquiesce (to)
• embrace
• stick out
• countenance
• stomach
• shoulder
• capitulate (to)
• brook
• bear
• sweat out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuse
• deny
• negative
• reject
• decline
• oppose
• disapprove
• object (to)
• resist
• dissent (to)
• withstand
• protest
• turn down
• disallow
• spurn
• veto
• fight
• combat
• contest
• hold off

3

as in to produce

to bring forth from the womb

her grandmother had 11 children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• produce
• deliver
• mother
• bear
• get
• generate
• give birth to
• birth
• drop
• reproduce
• breed
• spawn
• propagate
• multiply
• labor
• father
• sire
• beget
• kid
• kindle
• litter
• calve
• pup
• whelp
• kitten

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• abort
• miscarry

4

as in to deceive

to cause to believe what is untrue

he'd been had —the painting was a fake, and he never saw the "art dealer" or his money again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deceive
• trick
• fool
• kid
• have on
• tease
• juggle
• mislead
• catch
• take in
• delude
• burn
• sting
• sucker
• cheat
• suck in
• misguide
• dupe
• snow
• misinform
• string along
• bluff
• beguile
• buffalo
• hoodwink
• con
• fake out
• bamboozle
• gull
• spoof
• snooker
• cozen
• humbug
• do a number on
• hoax
• gaff
• hornswoggle
• stick
• gammon
• pull one's leg
• put on
• lead one down the garden path
• pull the wool over one's eyes
• shortchange
• defraud
• squeeze
• bleed
• skin
• swindle
• chisel
• diddle
• hustle
• fleece
• mulct
• rook
• euchre
• flimflam

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveal
• uncover
• expose
• tell
• undeceive
• disclose
• show up
• divulge
• debunk
• unmask
• unveil
• disabuse
• uncloak
• disillusion
• disenchant

5

as in to experience

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it

had a great time at the party

had three operations on her leg

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experience
• undergo
• endure
• see
• know
• feel
• suffer
• witness
• sustain
• taste
• receive
• encounter
• pass
• go through
• accept
• meet
• assimilate
• digest

6

as in to allow

to give permission for or to approve of

I will not have any more nonsense about a party in celebration of my retirement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• allow
• permit
• suffer
• tolerate
• admit
• stand for
• green-light
• agree (to)
• authorize
• concede
• license
• endure
• consent (to)
• acquiesce
• grant
• accede (to)
• OK
• warrant
• support
• sanction
• assent (to)
• commission
• accord
• vouchsafe
• condone
• countenance
• brook

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prohibit
• forbid
• refuse
• enjoin
• deny
• ban
• hinder
• veto
• impede
• reject
• obstruct
• revoke
• withhold
• suppress
• proscribe
• disapprove
• disallow
• keep
• check
• dislike
• censure
• deplore
• restrain
• curb
• repress
• interdict
• grudge
• frown (at or on)
• discountenance
• disfavor

7

as in to bribe

to influence someone with a bribe

an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bribe
• buy
• get at
• provoke
• entice
• persuade
• seduce
• lure
• pay off
• tempt
• poison
• corrupt
• induce
• square
• motivate
• subvert
• spur
• stimulate
• demean
• degrade
• taint
• dishonor
• oil the hand of
• fix
• debase
• grease the hand of
• tamper (with)
• lead on
• defile
• prostitute
• warp
• bait
• deprave
• debauch
• beguile
• trap
• abase
• pervert
• allure
• flatter
• goad
• profane
• snare

8

as in to hold

to keep in one's mind or heart

I have never had an unkind thought for him

do you have an opinion?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hold
• retain
• cherish
• keep
• entertain
• maintain
• bear
• cultivate
• harbor
• carry
• remember
• hold on to
• nurse
• sustain
• preserve
• hang on to
• support
• foster
• nurture
• hug
• treasure
• stick (to)
• cling (to)
• cleave (to)
• fixate (on or upon)
• brood (about or over)
• obsess (about or over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• refuse
• deny
• drop
• disregard
• overlook
• neglect
• reject
• decline
• abandon
• give up
• repudiate
• quit
• scorn
• renounce
• discard
• forsake
• part (with)
• desert
• erase
• abjure
• disdain
• throw out
• expunge

have

2 of 2

noun

ˈhav 

as in money

a wealthy person

a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• money
• capitalist
• deep pocket
• silk stocking
• heir
• magnate
• moneybags
• billionaire
• fat cat
• tycoon
• heiress
• Croesus
• plutocrat
• millionaire
• moneymaker
• multimillionaire
• nabob
• money-spinner
• gazillionaire
• zillionaire
• jeunesse dorée
• multimillionairess
• multibillionaire
• jet-setter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• have-not
• bankrupt
• beggar
• pauper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of have

Verb

Nearly 30% of the studies covered in their reference set did not have a comparative group. —Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026

But in the finale, Cooke had a change of heart and repeatedly tried to apologize to Batula. —Erin Jensen, USA Today, 20 May 2026

Noun

The danger is that the new rule cements festival tiering to an even greater extent and creates more of a have and have nots landscape. —Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 May 2026

Charging for parking moves us toward a system of haves and have-nots, where access to public spaces depends on your ability to pay. —Mandy Havlik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing have

• have (to)
• have a fit
• have a go at
• have a grip on
• have a soft spot for
• have at
• have done (with)
• have done with
• have it in for
• have on
• have one's eye on
• have sex
• have to do with
• what have you